1. Light metals-foreword

   • D. Apelian

   EditorialNotes Pages: 2701 - 2701

2. Light metals-foreword

   • Edgar A. Starke Jr.

   EditorialNotes Pages: 2703 - 2703

3. The spatial distribution of nucleation sites and its effect on recrystallization kinetics in commercial aluminum alloys

   • K. Marthinsen
   • E. Nes
   • T. Furu

   OriginalPaper Pages: 2705 - 2715

4. Recrystallization of an AlMgSi alloy after different modes of hot deformation

   • Tanja Pettersen
   • E. Nes

   OriginalPaper Pages: 2717 - 2726

5. On the origin of strain softening during deformation of aluminum in torsion to large strains

   • Tanja Pettersen
   • Erik Nes

   OriginalPaper Pages: 2727 - 2736

6. Microstructure development during hot deformation of aluminum to large strains

   • Tanja Pettersen
   • Bjørn Holmedal
   • Erik Nes

   OriginalPaper Pages: 2737 - 2744

7. Roles of microalloying elements on the cluster formation in the initial stage of phase decomposition of Al-based alloys

   • Tatsuo Sato
   • Shoichi Hirosawa
   • Takaharu Maeguchi

   OriginalPaper Pages: 2745 - 2755

8. The effect of cold work on the precipitation of Ω and θ′ in a ternary Al-Cu-Mg alloy

   • N. Ünlü
   • B. M. Gable
   • E. A. Starke Jr.

   OriginalPaper Pages: 2757 - 2769

9. Structural properties and stability of metastable phases in the Zr-Nb system: Part II. Aging of bcc (β) alloys and assessment of β-Zr

   • G. Aurelio
   • A. Fernández Guillermet
   • J. Campo

   OriginalPaper Pages: 2771 - 2779

10. Investigation of microstructural changes in INCONEL 706 at high temperatures by In-Situ small-angle neutron scattering

    • D. Mukherji
    • P. Strunz
    • A. Wiedenmann

    OriginalPaper Pages: 2781 - 2792

11. Dehydrogenation of nanocrystalline TiH₂ and consequent consolidation to form dense Ti

    • V. Bhosle
    • E. G. Baburaj
    • K. Salama

    OriginalPaper Pages: 2793 - 2799

12. Thermal conductivities of molten iron, cobalt, and nickel by laser flash method

    • Tsuyoshi Nishi
    • Hiroyuki Shibata
    • Hiromichi Ohta

    OriginalPaper Pages: 2801 - 2807

13. Creep of aluminum-based closed-cell foams

    • M. Haag
    • A. Wanner
    • E. Arzt

    OriginalPaper Pages: 2809 - 2817

14. Thermodynamics of stress-induced interstitial redistribution in body-centered cubic metals

    • William C. Johnson
    • J. Y. Huh

    OriginalPaper Pages: 2819 - 2825

15. An energy approach to the formation of twins in TiAl

    • H. Petryk
    • F. D. Fischer
    • F. Appel

    OriginalPaper Pages: 2827 - 2836

16. A constitutive description for aluminum-0.1 pct magnesium alloy under hot working conditions

    • Eli S. Puchi-Cabrera

    OriginalPaper Pages: 2837 - 2846

17. Crack initiation and propagation in 50.9 at. pct Ni-Ti pseudoelastic shape-memory wires in bending-rotation fatigue

    • Tak Ahiro Sawaguchi
    • Gregor Kausträter
    • Gunther Eggeler

    OriginalPaper Pages: 2847 - 2860

18. Toughness and strength characteristics of Nb-W-Si ternary alloys prepared by Arc melting

    • Jiangbo Sha
    • Hisatoshi Hirai
    • Shuji Hanada

    OriginalPaper Pages: 2861 - 2871

19. Large strain mechanical behavior of 1018 cold-rolled steel over a wide range of strain rates

    • M. Vural
    • G. Ravichandran
    • D. Rittel

    OriginalPaper Pages: 2873 - 2885

20. Microstructural effects on the tensile and fracture behavior of aluminum casting alloys A356/357

    • Q. G. Wang

    OriginalPaper Pages: 2887 - 2899

21. Damage by eutectic particle cracking in aluminum casting alloys A356/357

    • Q. G. Wang
    • C. H. Caceres
    • J. R. Griffiths

    OriginalPaper Pages: 2901 - 2912

22. Precipitation strengthening of the aluminum alloy AA6111

    • X. Wang
    • J. D. Embury
    • D. J. Lloyd

    OriginalPaper Pages: 2913 - 2924

23. Density changes of iron during morphological healing evolution of internal fatigue microcracks

    • H. L. Zhang
    • J. Sun
    • L. Gao

    OriginalPaper Pages: 2925 - 2933

24. Residual stresses in an electron beam weld of Ti-834: Characterization and numerical modeling

    • J. R. Cho
    • K. T. Conlon
    • R. C. Reed

    OriginalPaper Pages: 2935 - 2946

25. Simulation of time-dependent pool shape during laser spot welding: Transient effects

    • Georg Ehlen
    • Andreas Ludwig
    • Peter R. Sahm

    OriginalPaper Pages: 2947 - 2961

26. Reaction layers and mechanisms for a Ti-activated braze on sapphire

    • J. J. Stephens
    • F. M. Hosking
    • F. G. Yost

    OriginalPaper Pages: 2963 - 2972

27. Susceptibility of iron castings to heat absorption from an electric arc and to hardened-layer shaping

    • Antoni Władysław Orłowicz
    • Andrzej Trytek

    OriginalPaper Pages: 2973 - 2984

28. Effect of crucible diameter reduction on the convection, macrosegregation, and dendritic morphology during directional solidification of Pb-2.2 wt pct Sb alloy

    • Jun Chen
    • S. N. Tewari
    • H. C. de Groh III

    OriginalPaper Pages: 2985 - 2990

29. Solidification of chill-cast Al-Zn-Mg alloys to be used as sacrificial anodes

    • C. Gonzalez
    • J. Genesca
    • J. A. Juarez-Islas

    OriginalPaper Pages: 2991 - 2997

30. Nucleation-controlled microstructures and anomalous eutectic formation in undercooled Co-Sn and Ni-Si eutectic melts

    • Mingjun Li
    • Kazuhiko Kuribayashi

    OriginalPaper Pages: 2999 - 3008

31. Modeling of marangoni-induced droplet motion and melt convection during solidification of hypermonotectic alloys

    • Menghuai Wu
    • Andreas Ludwig
    • Lorenz Ratke

    OriginalPaper Pages: 3009 - 3019

32. Hot working and recrystallization of as-cast 317L

    • Martin C. Mataya
    • Eric R. Nilsson
    • George Krauss

    OriginalPaper Pages: 3021 - 3041

33. Thermophysical properties of roll-compacted nickel sheet for high-density infrared sheet fabrication

    • J. D. K. Rivard
    • A. S. Sabau
    • N. Jayaraman

    OriginalPaper Pages: 3043 - 3054